acción corporativa
/aɡθjon koɾpoɾatiba/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'corporate action' is translated into Spanish as acción corporativa.
This phrase refers to an event initiated by a public company that brings a material change to the company's securities or equity.
What does it mean word for word?
In a financial context, acción can mean both 'action' and 'share' or 'stock'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural 'corporate actions', use acciones corporativas.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɡθjon koɾpoɾatiba/
Did you know?
- In some legalistic Spanish contexts, an acción refers to a 'lawsuit' or 'legal proceeding', so 'acción corporativa' can occasionally be misinterpreted as a legal maneuver rather than a financial one.
- The Spanish word corporativa shares a root with the English 'corporation' and the Latin 'corpus', meaning 'body'. This reflects the legal view of a company as a single collective body.
- Because acción can mean both 'action' and 'share', a sentence like La acción corporativa afecta a la acción could literally translate to 'The corporate action affects the share'.
Examples in context
- La compañía anunció una acción corporativa que afectará a los accionistas existentes.The company announced a corporate action that will affect the existing shareholders.
- Debemos analizar cada acción corporativa con cuidado.We must analyze every corporate action carefully.
- La próxima acción corporativa afectará al dividendo.The next corporate action will affect the dividend.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are discussing their investment portfolio in a cafe.
- Javier¿Has visto la última acción corporativa de la empresa?Have you seen the company's latest corporate action?
- LucíaSí, Javier, es una noticia muy importante.Yes, Javier, it is very important news.
- JavierCreo que impactará en el precio de la acción.I think it will impact the stock price.
- LucíaTienes razón, debemos vigilar el mercado hoy.You are right, we must watch the market today.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
